There are a lot of great freeware programs out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. Here is a list of 46 of the best freeware product avaliable choosen by Tech Support Alert.

When I'm visiting New York, I tend to walk with my head down and take little notice of the giant screens flashing around me, but today, I noticed a sign in the distance that was unmistakeable: I was standing before the largest "blue screen of death" that I had ever seen at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Ave. While most people experience the soul-crushing blue screen in the solitude of their homes or offices, I took part in a truly mass blue screen experience, and if you don't think that is particularly profound, tell that to the network guy who handed me his card on the street and asked if I would send him the photo

NASA is sending up a rocket on January 12, 2005 to intercept a space comet that it will blow up. This explosion will be the equivalent of 4.5 tons of TNT. This will enable scientists to view how a comet is made up. Us here on earth will get to watch some where around July 4th.

Google has
fully integrated the past 20 years of Usenet archives into Google Groups, which
now offers access to more than 800 million messages dating back to 1981. This
is by far the most complete collection of Usenet articles ever assembled and a
fascinating first-hand historical account.

Microsoft
have just finished distributing an internal Beta 1 escrow build to
internal beta testers. "Atlanta" is the code-name for Microsoft's
rehashed GIANT Software Anti-Spyware. In a memo internally, the company looks clear to distribute the software this coming Thursday calling it "new, it's fresh, and it's all good".